Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasted off from Vostochny Spaceport carrying 2 Ionosphere-M satellites

Ionosphera-M, or Ionosfera-M (Ионосфера-М), is a satellite constellation consisting of four satellites owned and operated by the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.

Soyuz-2.1b Rocket With 42 Small Satellites Launched From Vostochny Cosmodrome - Roscosmos

 Russia has launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Meteor-M weather satellite and 42 small spacecraft, including three foreign satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome, according to a broadcast by the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos on Tuesday.

Successful launch from Vostochny evidence of Russia’s independent space policy

The recent successful launch from Vostochny indicates that Russia pursues an independent space policy and can launch spacecraft independently of any political will, Irina Yarovaya, the head of the Russian State Duma Committee for Security and Counteraction to Corruption, said on Tuesday ahead of the plenary session opening.

Vostochny Cosmodrome: Russia launches rocket from new cosmodrome

Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1a space rocket from the newly-built Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far Eastern Amur region in the early hours of Thursday, TASS news agency reported.